Exact dates for 2016 are to be confirmed - please let us know if you are interested.
Internationally renowned artists from around the world flock to Morocco's spiritual capital for the annual Fez Festival of World Sacred Music and perform a variety of styles, from Moroccan Sufi chants, Pakistani qawwali incantations, and Egyptian madhi odes, to flamenco-style Christian saeta, ancient Indian gwalior chants, and Turkish whirling dervishes. Over the course of the event, musicians from France to Rajasthan find common ground, with collaborative performances culminating the program and celebrate this festival of sacred music.
The theme for the 2015 Festival is Fes: an African Reflection. It will focus on the the travels of Hassan al Wazzan (also known as Leo the African) and on Sidi Ahmed Tijani, the Sufi master who is buried in Fez.
It’s no longer just a place to come and soak up culture, but a place of creativity and experiment, with both illustrious and little-known artists from East and West. The ‘Spirit of Fes’, therefore, has come to mean a place where we can find traces of light from all parts of the globe.
Even the Forum has become a kind of ‘spiritual Davos’, a place from which we can observe this world that is changing so fast, bringing to it new clarity emanating from cultures and wisdoms, and perhaps bringing to us more serenity and comprehension.
We can understand, then, that the ‘Spirit of Fes’ itself is always evolving, and that is perhaps the most tangible sign of its vitality and of its ability to continue to surprise us with new exploration at every level into the cultural and intellectual issues at the heart of society
For full details of the programme visit the Official Festival Website. Please call us if you would like to stay in or near Fes during the festival or require tickets - it is always better to arrange your holiday over the festival period as early as possible in order to avoid increased flight costs and to ensure accommodation at your preferred riad/hotel.
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Note that the online map offers both a satellite view (click satellite in the top right) and, for some locations, a street level view (Drag the person in the top left onto the map). These let you explore the country; and when you wish to explore in person, or if you have any questions about the places you see, give our staff a call, or request a quote. Our staff regularly visit the places and accommodation that we feature.
When you book a holiday with us we will provide full driving instructions for reaching your accommodation, where necessary; these can be used by yourself, or you could enjoy the luxury of a driver. Alternatively we will arrange private (car rather than coach) transfers for you; helicopter transfers are also possible for some destinations.
We had a fantastic time and all returned very relaxed.
Max,
We had a fantastic time and all returned very relaxed.
We had no problems with any of the transfers, all worked really well and we got to see the same driver several times which was good.
The first hotel, Les Deux Tours, was really relaxing and we loved it. Trips into Marrakech were awesome. It is great to know …
Freelance travel writer, Susannah Osborne, travelled to Marrakech with Lawrence of Morocco in September 2012, writing for the Financial Times.
We really know Morocco and have had the pleasure of making many people's dream trips become reality over the years. It has been our privilege to be asked to manage holidays, weddings and productions for so many fantastic and discerning clients. We remain small and dedicated to providing excellent honest advice to enable you to sit back, relax and enjoy the fun bits without having to manage the unpredictability of this fascinating country.
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